GDT: Finally Hockey is Back - Caps vs Wild

[Holtbyisms]

Sprong was the glue

Sprong has 3 goals since the trade. MoJo has 0 points lol...you might be right.

 

[Langway]

They're just obviously not focused. And the body language is not good either.

 

[g00n]

How is it we keep scratching or trading away the guys who don't want to play defense, but we keep getting worse defensively?

 

[Fallschirmyager]

We're going to make the playoffs but my bet is swept by Florida.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

How is it we keep scratching or trading away the guys who don't want to play defense, but we keep getting worse defensively?

Because our players either don’t want to play Lavi’s system or his system is not well suited to our players. Either way the coach needs to make adjustments because this isn’t working.

 

[Corby78]

Should have sold, should have sold, should have sold.

That 5-7 game stretch where we eaked out wins back bad teams was fools gold right before the deadline.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Because our players either don’t want to play Lavi’s system or his system is not well suited to our players. Either way the coach needs to make adjustments because this isn’t working.

The D are super aggressive under Lavi but it obviously isn’t a good fit because they are giving up tons of odd man rushes.

 

[Capitals40]

How is it we keep scratching or trading away the guys who don't want to play defense, but we keep getting worse defensively?

Playing in the offensive zone more than the other team sure helps team defense

 

[PlushMinus]

We're going to make the playoffs but my bet is swept by Florida.

And Panthers will score about 30 goals in those 4 games

 

[JayBeagleFanAccount]

How is it we keep scratching or trading away the guys who don't want to play defense, but we keep getting worse defensively?

almost like it isnt the players

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Should have sold, should have sold, should have sold.

That 5-7 game stretch where we eaked out wins back bad teams was fools gold right before the deadline.

They weren’t selling either way….

 

[Capitals40]

And Panthers will score about 30 goals in those 4 games

And the Caps will score 2 total goals

 

[Corby78]

They weren’t selling either way….

But we should have, this is a train to nowhere

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

But we should have, this is a train to nowhere

They’ll go down in denial the next 4+ years…..

 

[troyerlaw]

Never been so happy to finish a period down 0-2. Things stabilized a bit after the horrendous start and we got a couple good looks.

That said, nothing’s working right now. In particular Ovie, Backstrom, Johansen doesn’t feel like a useful combo.

Mantha has good jump tonight. Maybe he’ll pot one.

I like that the refs are letting ‘em play so far.

 

[StrikingDistance]

This team:

 

[Capitals40]

They’ll go down in denial the next 4+ years…..

Yes, the rebuild will start 5 years too late

 

[Langway]

That 2023 draft tho

 

[g00n]

Regrettably, there are 2 more periods to go

 

[Capitals40]

Ohh

 

[RedRocking]

But we should have, this is a train to nowhere

Haven’t you heard: the top 6 guys are absolutely, completely, totally untouchable. To even suggest otherwise you’re a heretic insulting everyone’s mom around here or something.

I kid, I kid.

Well, let’s see if these guys can make a decent showing the rest of the way. Unfortunately, their G is WAY better than ours (as has been true 80% of the games), in fact both their G’s are better than ours combined (as has been true in 70% of games)

 

[g00n]

handling the puck like a live grenade again

 

[g00n]

there it is again, Schultz pinching deep and taking a TERRIBLE bad angle shot leading to a big rebound and break the other way.

STOP IT

 

[Langway]

STOP IT

You got any more of them pinches? <<scratch scratch>>

 

[pman25]

They are just absolutely flailing about out there